A Dollar A Day - an update on charitable giving on steemit - why it's real for me
I have now been running my A Dollar A Day giving project for three weeks.
In that time, with a few bonus days, I have now donated 30 SBD to seven different causes.
As well as enjoying the increasing contact I am having with the causes I support, I have also been super-excited this week when two other great steemians @gmuxx and @mother2chicks have joined me in giving on the A Dollar A Day project.
Thank you @gmuxx and @mother2chicks
This past week I have donated to @tarc in Virgina, USA and @papilloncharity in South Africa. I also gave a special donation to @azizbd in Bangladesh to help with the unexpected medical expenses of two local people.
Aside from these most of my donating power this week has been focussed on YouAreHope, @youarehope and School For SDG4, @schoolforsdg4 in Bangladesh.
YouAreHope
Although YouAreHope only launched a couple of months ago it is already doing some great work around the world.
Most recently YAH has sent 10,000 organic, heirloom seeds to Puerto Rico with @Nichi :
YouAreHope has launched a major fundraising drive for December :
As part of that I have pledged to use my A Dollar A Day giving every day in December to donate to YouAreHope.
Thanks to a recent good post reward I am delighted to be able to make this commitment. However I don't want that to stop my donating to the other charities so for the month of December I am going to double up my Dollar A Day donation to 2 SBD each day - one to YAH, and the other SBD shared between the other charities I support.
School For SDG4
The other cause I am focussing on at the moment is the School For SDG4 in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
I have now had several chats on Discord with Mohammed ( @azizbd ) who runs @schoolforsdg4. The school has joined up on a British Council initiative to connect schools around the world.
To take part in this initiative the school needs a modem, microphone and speakers.
As I have worked in the internet world for the past 20+ years I am keen to help get the school connected. Therefore after discussing with with Mohammed I have decided to fund, together with @gmuxx, the purchase of the equipment required for getting the school connected to the world.
Following on from that I will be supporting the monthly internet connection fees through my regular A Dollar A Day giving.
Why it's real ... for me
One totally unexpected side-effect for me of coming on to steemit has been the actual realisation of what money really means to people around the world.
I am sure most of us on steemit have heard the stories of how 50 cents reward on a post to someone in Britain or the USA may not seem worthwhile for the effort involved, but to someone in ANOther developing country it can mean food for the day.
That of course can become something of a cliché. But for many around the world it is a mathematical fact.
If $10 is a month's wage in Venezuela, it is one hour's wage in Britain.
If $10 can feed thirty people in Venezuela, it will only buy a couple of Big Mac's in Britain.
They are the cold hard facts of our wonderfully maladjusted world.
In steemit we have one ginormous golden opportunity to turn the dial just a little further towards Fair and Just.
When Judgement Day comes and my grandchildren ask "Where were you grandad when steem had the chance to make the world a fairer place?" I want to stand proud and say I was there on the frontline doing every little bit I could.
If anyone wants to join me on the frontline I would be delighted. Even if only for the giving month of December just go ahead and donate A Dollar A Day to the good causes on steemit.
From what I have seen so far I can assure you it feels a heck of a lot better than just sitting on the sidelines scratching your bot.
If anyone knows of any other steemit based charities that might be appropriate do let me know. I am always on the look-out for new charities to add to my A Dollar A Day list.
Thank you and good giving.
You might also be interested in some of my other posts :
Steemit coming alive in Wales - meetup planning underway - 100% growth target...
Where in the world can I spend my steem? Real World Outlets that accept Steem / SBD
We've made it - 6 months self sufficient in vegetables - what target for next year?
A Dollar A Day - an update on my way of supporting charitable causes on steemit
The Truth about Wales - scary statistics revealed. How can we improve the retention rate?
Homesteaders & Preppers on steemit - smashing through the 250 mark - v10 [22 Nov '17]
SteemTowns - connecting the virtual with the reality - would it be possible?
[money image from pixabay - Creative Commons CC0 // seeds image from @youarehope // classroom image from @schoolforsdg4 ]
Your words are very strong.. and what you are doing is for a great cause..
Thank you.
Very happy to have joined you on this. You are correct, our perceptions in the UK are rather different elsewhere around the world. A dollar a day means so little to us, yet can make all the difference somewhere else.
Awesome initiative.
Thank you. Very happy to have you on board with this.
That is a great gesture on your part. You have your heart in the right place. If you are looking other steem based charity's look up @sndbox https://steemit.com/incubator/@sndbox/exploring-sndcastle-communities-cultivating-steemit-growth-through-networks-hubs-and-projects This group is putting together projects around the globe. They have even met with the World Bank recently to receive funding.
Another noteworthy projects is running the World Community Grid on Boinc to wipe out diseases. They have several projects running currently to fight cancer, Ebola, Zika and more. It just requires running the boinc manager while you are on the computer. You can also get paid to help this cause through the grid-coin network. That way maybe you can generate more money to donate to your causes. Their is a whole group on steemit devoted this project.
Thank you for these ideas - I will take a look.
Hi @pennsif, going to transfer 30 steem to you in just a minute for the charity donations. Thanks for all you do.
That's excellent @mother2chicks. Steem now received, and I have started the first daily donations. You can follow them through my wallet, or I can send details through Discord.
I totally trust you friend🐓
I love this @pennsif. It's an amazing initiative. And it will be good practice for the @hopebank, so I'm in for this month. #adollaraday
That's excellent. Rhonda's Animal Shelter, I'm sure will be very happy with your first donations.
We are sincerely grateful @pennsif and @gmuxx for your kind help to our worthy cause! May all of your giving be returned to you in abundance! Thank you once again from all of us! Blessings!
Glad to be able to help.
This is fantastic! Found you through @torico's curation and will continue following you to add my upvote <3
Thank you.
It is amazing what a dollar day can do! Keep up the great work, @pennsif.
Thank you @cecicastor
Thank you @gmuxx and @pennsif. I am glad to meet such great people which was only become possible for steemit.
We are happy to help with your first class initiative.
When I establish my self here on Steemit I will be the part of your team. You can count on me.
Here on Steemit we can donate to people directly and this is awesome.
I follow you and Upvote to help as much as I able too.
Thank you. Let me know how you would like to participate.